1996 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Wayne Fontes (5-11) | 5-11 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Tom Beer | LB-RB | March 27, 1969 | 6’1′ | 221 | Saginaw Valley St. |
| Bennie Blades | DB | September 3, 1966 | 6’0′ | 221 | Miami (FL) |
| Shane Bonham | DT | October 18, 1970 | 6’2′ | 272 | Air Force |
| Jocelyn Borgella | DB | August 26, 1971 | 5’10’ | 180 | Cincinnati |
| Stephen Boyd | LB | August 22, 1972 | 6’0′ | 247 | Boston Col. |
| Michael Brooks | LB | October 2, 1964 | 6’1′ | 236 | LSU |
| Steve Brooks | TE | June 2, 1971 | 6’5′ | 245 | Occidental |
| Reggie Brown | LB | September 28, 1974 | 6’2′ | 241 | Texas A&M |
| Mike Compton | G-C | September 18, 1970 | 6’6′ | 310 | West Virginia |
| Scott Conover | T-G | September 27, 1968 | 6’4′ | 276 | Purdue |
| Shane Dronett | DT-DE | January 12, 1971 | 6’6′ | 300 | Texas |
| Luther Elliss | DT-DE | March 22, 1973 | 6’5′ | 318 | Utah |
| Brad Ford | DB | January 11, 1974 | 5’10’ | 170 | Alabama |
| Kevin Glover | C-G | June 17, 1963 | 6’2′ | 278 | Maryland |
| Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5’11’ | 182 | Washington St. |
| Chris Harrison | G | February 25, 1972 | 6’3′ | 290 | Virginia |
| Jeff Hartings | C-G | September 7, 1972 | 6’3′ | 301 | Penn St. |
| Hessley Hempstead | G | January 29, 1972 | 6’1′ | 295 | Kansas |
| Greg Jeffries | DB | October 16, 1971 | 5’9′ | 195 | Virginia |
| Pepper Johnson | LB | July 29, 1964 | 6’3′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Jeff Jones | T | May 30, 1972 | 6’6′ | 310 | Texas A&M |
| Scott Kowalkowski | LB | August 23, 1968 | 6’2′ | 220 | Notre Dame |
| Antonio London | LB | April 14, 1971 | 6’2′ | 238 | Alabama |
| Eric Lynch | RB | May 16, 1970 | 5’10’ | 224 | Grand Valley St. |
| Don Majkowski | QB | February 25, 1964 | 6’2′ | 197 | Virginia |
| Van Malone | DB | July 1, 1970 | 5’11’ | 189 | Texas |
| Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5’7′ | 165 | Delta St. |
| Kez McCorvey | WR | January 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 184 | Florida St. |
| Ryan McNeil | DB | October 4, 1970 | 6’2′ | 210 | Miami (FL) |
| Pete Metzelaars | TE | May 24, 1960 | 6’7′ | 254 | Wabash |
| Glyn Milburn | RB-WR | February 19, 1971 | 5’8′ | 177 | Oklahoma |
| Scott Mitchell | QB | January 2, 1968 | 6’6′ | 240 | Utah |
| Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6’4′ | 210 | Virginia |
| Johnnie Morton | WR | October 7, 1971 | 6’0′ | 190 | USC |
| Zefross Moss | T | August 17, 1966 | 6’6′ | 325 | Alabama St. |
| Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5’9′ | 180 | Miami (FL) |
| Robert Porcher | DE-DT | July 30, 1969 | 6’3′ | 266 | South Carolina St. |
| Derek Price | TE | August 12, 1972 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa |
| Corey Raymond | DB | July 28, 1969 | 5’11’ | 185 | LSU |
| Ron Rice | DB | November 9, 1972 | 6’1′ | 216 | East. Michigan |
| Ron Rivers | RB | November 13, 1971 | 5’8′ | 205 | Fresno St. |
| Ray Roberts | T | June 3, 1969 | 6’6′ | 315 | Virginia |
| Mark Royals | P | June 22, 1965 | 6’5′ | 225 | Chowan |
| Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5’8′ | 203 | Oklahoma St. |
| Cory Schlesinger | FB | June 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 247 | Nebraska |
| Tracy Scroggins | DE-LB | September 11, 1969 | 6’3′ | 273 | Tulsa |
| Tony Semple | G | December 20, 1970 | 6’5′ | 286 | Memphis |
| David Sloan | TE | June 8, 1972 | 6’6′ | 260 | New Mexico |
| Ryan Stewart | DB | September 30, 1973 | 6’1′ | 207 | Georgia Tech |
| Eric Stocz | TE | May 25, 1974 | 6’4′ | 258 | Westminster (PA) |
| Henry Thomas | DT-NT | January 12, 1965 | 6’2′ | 277 | LSU |
| Kerwin Waldroup | DE | August 1, 1974 | 6’3′ | 260 | Michigan |
| Keith Washington | DE | December 18, 1972 | 6’4′ | 285 | UNLV |
| Mike Wells | DT | January 16, 1971 | 6’3′ | 310 | Iowa |
| Richard Woodley | DB | January 13, 1972 | 5’9′ | 180 | TCU |